When he's not busy playing the scheming-yet-smoldering vampire Eric Northman on "True Blood," Swedish heartthrob Alexander Skarsgard is sinking his teeth into other projects that are not quite as mystical as his HBO series, but are just as perplexing. Take for example, "Metropia" — the statuesque actor (believe me — he is tall!) lent his voice to this grim animated tale, and when we caught up with him this past weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, we were eager to find out what drew him to the part.

"Tarik [Saleh, the director] is an old friend of mine, he told me about the idea way before there was a script," Alex recalled to Hollywood Crush. "I was just fascinated. It's a very interesting story. It's kind of a dark, bleak dystopian story."

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Last month, Jessalyn Gilsig (a.k.a. Mr. Shuester's pregnancy-faking estranged wife, Terri), told Hollywood Crush that she would be getting her very own musical number on "Glee." At the time, she kept mum on what song she would be singing, but like most celebrities, we've managed to wear her down!

At the spring premiere of "Glee" on April 12 in L.A., Jessalyn confirmed, "It's a Beck song," adding, "Isn't that cool? It's a little departure for the show and in a very unexpected location, and with a very unexpected grouping of cast members."

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As if this weekend wasn't big enough for the world of "Twilight," consider the new "Eclipse" trailer almost — yes we said almost — trumped by the news that the "Harry Potter" franchise and the Stephenie Meyer universe will be coming together in holy matrimony once and for all.

Digital Spy (via the Daily Star) is reporting that wizard Bonnie Wright, 19, and Volturi member Jamie Campbell Bower, 21, are reportedly engaged! The duo, as we know, confirmed their relationship in February. "We've been seeing each other for a few months," Bonnie said at the time. "It's good."

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Jennifer Lopez is a singer, actress, producer, clothing designer, dancer, perfume maker, mommy, wife and — need we go on? With all these job titles and responsibilities the starlet has to be a bit of a diva, right? Not quite! Alex O'Loughlin, her co-star in her new movie "The Back-Up Plan" (out today!), insists that not only did he fall under the spell of "the J. Lo glow," he also was impressed by her humbleness.

"She's such a cool woman, you know?" Alex explained to Hollywood Crush. "She's such a cool person. She's so down-to-earth, she's so grounded."

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To those lucky Chicagoans out there who just got to watch the "Oprah" show and see the final "Eclipse" trailer hours before the rest of the country, we're all VERY envious right now.

Thanks, however, to some crafty Windy City "Twilight" fans, we were able to "watch" the trailer by reading their minute-by-minute tweets about what was happening on the show. So, in order to make sure no one feels left out of the mania, we compiled a timeline (after the jump!) of all the "Eclipse" trailer-related tweets — now we can all pretend like we know what's going on long before "Oprah" airs in our timezone. Oh, Twitter you continue to amaze us with your efficiency!

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Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

Apparently a lot can happen once you give up your residency in Tree Hill. Not only is the former Peyton Sawyer-Scott now a red head (a trend we're seeing a lot lately: we're talking to you, Hayden Panettiere), but she's also dating "Supernatural" star (whom we will, however, always refer to as Denny from "Grey's Anatomy") Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The two were Spotted! at the premiere of his new flick, "The Losers," looking all giggly and cuddly. If you have any details on this new couple, we would love to know 'em because we can't seem to place when and how this romance even went down — he is 17 years her senior after all. Still, they do look happy, so congrats Hil and Jeff!

To get a closer look at Hilarie and Jeffrey's night out, click on the photo above. After the jump, check out which couple we caught shopping!

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The deserts of the Middle East are dry, sweltering, full of camels... and apparently, very luxurious! New stills from "Sex and the City 2" were released last week and we couldn't help but notice — there is a whole lot of decadence going on in Abu Dhabi. We're loving the strategically placed heels in the photo below, but more than that, we're fascinated by the guy behind the girls who just seems to be waiting on them hand and foot.

Other new stills include Samantha (Kim Catrall) relaxing in a chic Oriental-inspired room, our gals venturing through the open desert (in even more fabulous clothes) and more! Click on the photo below to see them all.



Which outfit from the picture above is your favorite? Did you ever picture the desert to be so glam?

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If the November teaser and a February featurette didn't get you excited for "Beastly" (out July 30) — the modern-day retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" — then fasten your cinematic seat belts because you are in for quite a ride.

Press play below to see our EXCLUSIVE reveal of the full trailer starring the hunky Alex Pettyfer (the eventual "beast"), "Vanessa Hudgens (his eventual lady love), Mary Kate Olsen (the witch who sets off the entire plot) and Neil Patrick Harris (a blind, yet wise tutor). And do us one favor: "Steer clear of the witch..."

What did you think of the trailer? Do you think Alex (as Vanessa's character puts it) is one of the most beautiful people you have ever seen?

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We can hear it now: "It's the ECCLLIIIIPPPSEEEEE TRAILER!!" Yesterday, the official "Twilight" Twitter account posted this exciting news: "Next Friday 4/23, watch Oprah for the exclusive debut of the FINAL #EclipseTrailer!" Following that, they continued, "And visit our social networks after to chat live with surprise guests from the cast! More details to come..."

Last November, the ultimate media queen got the elusive Stephenie Meyer to dish all about her series, so this news doesn't come as too much of a shock to us. Plus, just last week, the 'Oprah' show put out a call for "Twilight" fans ("Are you or your kids obsessed with the 'Twilight' series?... Tell us how the 'Twilight' series has inspired you or your family!"), so we all should've seen this coming. There's no telling what stars from the movie will appear on the show (Rob, Kristen, are you listening), but we're already preparing our DVRs!

How excited are you for the final "Eclipse" trailer? Are you surprised Oprah got the exclusive? What do you hope to see?

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Summer programming is often filled with reality show reruns and sitcoms from yesteryear ("Saved by the Bell," anyone?), but thanks to ABC Family, our TV sets will get legitimately hotter on June 8 when "Pretty Little Liars" premieres.

Don't believe us? A new promo poster for the series — about a foursome of besties who, after the disappearance of a pal named Alison, all start getting sketchy messages from someone who goes by "A" — has surfaced, and boy is it spooky. The teen queens are all wearing black, have dirt covering them and appear to be perched directly in front of a grave site, which has our soon-to-be favorite tagline typed on it: “Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.”

SEE THE FULL POSTER AFTER THE JUMP!

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